How do I install the AWS Sam Bootstrap Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/aws-sam-bootstrap/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at https://claudskills.com/install/.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

ClaudSkills / Engineering / cloud-platforms

AWS Sam Bootstrap

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: cloud-platforms

cloud:aws

Provides AWS SAM bootstrap patterns: generates `template.yaml` and `samconfig.toml` for new projects via `sam init`, creates SAM templates for existing Lambda/CloudFormation code migration, validates build/package/deploy workflows, and configures local testing with `sam local invoke`. Use when the user asks about SAM projects, `sam init`, `sam deploy`, serverless deployments, or needs to bootstrap/migrate Lambda functions with SAM templates.

What this skill does

AWS Sam Bootstrap is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the cloud-platforms sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/aws-sam-bootstrap/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user asks about SAM projects, `sam init`, `sam deploy`, serverless deployments, or needs to bootstrap/migrate Lambda functions with SAM templates.

Who uses this skill

The AWS Sam Bootstrap skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/aws-sam-bootstrap
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/aws-sam-bootstrap/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/aws-sam-bootstrap/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/aws-sam-bootstrap/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/aws-sam-bootstrap/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\aws-sam-bootstrap\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

Pro

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